Subject Leader
A. Webster
Contact
Exam Board
AQA
Specification
Exam Weighting
Paper 1 50%
Paper 2 50%
Exam Dates
Paper 1: Thursday 21st May 2026
Paper 2: Friday 5th June 2026
Year 10 Module Overviews
Year 11 Module Overviews
Language week: Pupils take part in a dedicated revision week at the end of every module to revisit and cement skills. This takes place in the final week of each module.
Exam focus: Pupils practise new AQA 2026 exam-style questions across the week, with live teacher marking to support progress.
Q1 practice: Pupils repeatedly revisit the newly structured Question 1 to ensure maximum marks can be achieved.
SQIZE sentence stems: Pupils use tailored sentence structures where needed to support writing accuracy and fluency.
Targeted curriculum: Pupils working towards grade 4 follow a curriculum designed to provide additional support and opportunities for success.
Writing practice: Pupils develop their AO6 technical accuracy and practise constructing a range of text types, with writing making up 50% of the overall GCSE.